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Matt Stonie wins World Gyro Eating Championship 2014

Posted on June 15, 2014 - Topics: Offbeat

Video of Matt Stonie vs Joey Chestnut in the 2014 Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship at Houston Greek Festival on May 18. Stonie won the competition with a world record of 24 gyros in 10 minutes. Looks like Chestnut finally has a serious … [Read more...] about Matt Stonie wins World Gyro Eating Championship 2014

Saudi King helps world’s heaviest man

Posted on August 22, 2013 - Topics: General

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened to help a man who has become one of the heaviest people in the world. The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is unable to move by himself, be transferred (using forklifts, … [Read more...] about Saudi King helps world’s heaviest man

China unveils world’s largest building

Posted on July 15, 2013 - Topics: Travel & Living

Dubbed as the world's largest building (or the largest standalone structure by floorspace, to be precise), the New Century Global Centre in Chengdu, China, has opened its doors to public last month. Photos by 郭红元@Baidu [Cn]... With 1,700,000 square … [Read more...] about China unveils world’s largest building

A Boy And His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie

Posted on May 2, 2013 - Topics: Offbeat

IBM has made the world's smallest movie by moving dozens of atoms... The feat has been verified by Guinness World Records as The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film. Below is a video and infographic (click for full size) showing how it's done. You can … [Read more...] about A Boy And His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie

First McDonald’s in Moscow in 1990

Posted on November 26, 2012 - Topics: General

Old video showing the long queue on the opening day (Jan 31, 1990) of the first - and back then the world's largest - McDonald's restaurant in former Soviet Union. The restaurant was operated by McDonald's Canada instead of the American HQ, probably to … [Read more...] about First McDonald’s in Moscow in 1990

Lydia Ko becomes youngest LGPA winner

Posted on August 27, 2012 - Topics: General

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko sets another record as the youngest winner (15 yrs 4 mths) in history of the LPGA Tour after winning the Canadian Open over the weekend, breaking the record of American Lexi Thompson (16 yrs 7 mths). The Korean-born became the … [Read more...] about Lydia Ko becomes youngest LGPA winner

World’s biggest human Smiley face

Posted on May 3, 2012 - Topics: Offbeat

3110 students from Nanjing Agricultural University in China's Jiangsu Province has set a new world record on April 27 for the biggest human-made smiley face... … [Read more...] about World’s biggest human Smiley face

Tokyo Sky Tree time-lapse

Posted on March 11, 2012 - Topics: Travel & Living

Time lapse video of Tokyo Sky Tree by Darwinfish105 [Jp]. The construction of the tower - the world's tallest (634m) - was completed on February 29. The definition of "tower" differs from "building", with the later mainly habitable. For many years … [Read more...] about Tokyo Sky Tree time-lapse

Beautiful musical fountain at Lotte Department Store in Busan

Posted on March 4, 2012 - Topics: Lifestyle

Video of a beautiful musical fountain at the Lotte Department Store in Busan, South Korea. Background music (for most part) is Abracadabra by pop group B.E.G. The "graphic water fall" is a creation of Aquatique Show International, a French company … [Read more...] about Beautiful musical fountain at Lotte Department Store in Busan

World’s shortest man, ever

Posted on February 28, 2012 - Topics: General

72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal has broken the record for the world's shortest man. At 54.6cm he's also the shortest person ever measured... … [Read more...] about World’s shortest man, ever

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